Playing a concert in a town with a stone wall: Avila
Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 by Lexie Kroll Avila We were up and out the door fairly early this morning, because Avila is about a 90 minute drive from where we were staying in Madrid. Getting away from the city and driving through part of the countryside in Spain was very...
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Remembering Felix Cohen
July 1, 2017 by Craig Johnson The PYSO family is saddened by the passing of Felix Cohen who was PYSO Board President from 1989 to 1991 and a member of PYSO’s bass section from 1959 to 1961. Not that long ago, Felix came back to Pittsburgh to play in one...
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Everyone makes it to Madrid
Monday, June 19th, 2017 by Lexie Kroll Delta arrives and the jetlag battle continues The most important thing of the day is that the Delta crew FINALLY made it to Spain (around 5:30 AM)! However, when we were reunited with them in the morning, some had been up for...
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First days in Spain, Last days in Atlanta
Sunday, June 18th, 2017 submitted by Lexie Kroll It was when the American Airlines flight landed at 9 AM that we first caught wind of what had happened to everyone flying on Delta, because they were supposed to beat us to the airport. It was when half of us turned...
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Travels to Europe: Day 1
Saturday, June 17th, 2017 by Lexie Kroll Worst problems for the American Airlines folks? An almost misplaced baggage ticket on some luggage, a trumpet that had to be carried in a scarf to Dallas Fort Worth because it was decided that the case was too big, and the...
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Final Rehearsal in the United States: The Inside Scoop!
Final US Rehearsal- Thursday, June 15, 2017 As PYSO's final rehearsal in Heinz Hall for the season came to a close tonight, I took a moment to sit back and realize how lucky and fortunate I was to be able to rehearse and perform in such a beautiful and historic...
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PYSO reporter for PYSO’s Spain Tour- Lexie Kroll
Meet Lexie Kroll –Reporter for PYSO's Spain Tour Oboist Alexa Kroll has been with PYSO for one season and in addition to performing with the orchestra on tour, she'll be giving daily updates on PYSO's new website featuring her fellow PYSO members and their Spanish...
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Pittsburgh Symphony performs work by PYSO member and composer Hannah Ishizaki
Hannah Ishizaki and City of Bridges Hannah Ishizaki is not only a young composer who hails from Pittsburgh, but she is also PYSO's Co-Concertmaster and has been a member of the PYSO violin section since 2013. Ms. Ishizaki has amassed quite an extraordinary resume for...
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Former PYSO Music Director becomes conductor of the West Virginia Symphony
Former PYSO Music Director makes headlines again! Lawrence Loh came to PYSO as Assistant Principal Conductor in 2009 and took over as Music Director in 2010. In his seven year tenure with PYSO he led our orchestra on two successful European concert tours. In 2011...
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PYSO and the National Youth Orchestra of the USA (NYOUSA)
PYSO and the National Youth Orchestra of the USA (NYOUSA) Since its inception in 2013, PYSO has had many of its members chosen to be part of the NYOUSA's exciting program! NYOUSA 2013 – Ahmer'e Blackman (bass) started with PYSO in 2010 in the bass section and switched...
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